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Galaxy NOTE

Howmany of you, guys, consider Galaxy Note as upgrade over SGS2 and are inteding purchase?

*raises his hand*

Seriously considering it
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Unless u browse ALOT, to my mind its not that big an upgrade. At this moment its price is so big it does not gives that big difference as it should... But if you got alot of money then sure its an upgrade
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Ill be picking one up in January. Hopefully it gets picked up by att.
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I'm getting one, the screen resolution is what sells it for me.

I was before I got the S2. Now, after using the S2, I feel the S2 is slightly too big for me so the Note is a no.

I've been giving it a thought this whole week. The best selling point for me is the idea that it can serve as a digital sketchbook. What worries me the most is its size as a phone. I even made a 1:1 papercraft mockup just the get the feel of it. My conclusion so far is it's too big... for my hand... as a phone. It's clearly designed to be handled with two hands.
I went lurking in the Galaxy Note forum. Some of the turn offs, compared to the SGS2, were the smoothness, battery life and how some apps don't stretch the way it meant to be for the screen resolution.
So I'm sticking with the SGS2. I still think this is still the best phone in the market right now.

You guys must be fairly flush with cash if your thinking of buying this phone, ive only got my SGSII 4 months so it would be lunacy for me to try and get cash together to buy something that in all seriousness isn't that much better (if at all) and with an inferior camera.
I'll wait until next year to get a SGS3 whenever it comes out.

jonny68 said:
You guys must be fairly flush with cash if your thinking of buying this phone, ive only got my SGSII 4 months so it would be lunacy for me to try and get cash together to buy something that in all seriousness isn't that much better (if at all) and with an inferior camera.
I'll wait until next year to get a SGS3 whenever it comes out.
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I could have sprung for a contract should my credit rating allow it. The phone itself would have been almost my entire savings. So the price made me really think.
I was originally going to use it as an all in one ereader, phone, pmp. But having bought the s2 for around half the price of the note so I can get a kindle instead and still save a load of money. Just more inconvenient but better usability. Note seems more of a doctors toy. Awesome way to send a prescription lol
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i am fighting myself since a week now to not get it...
i really really love my sgs2... i every way... and i still hope that there will be alot more developement for the sgs2... it always feels smooth, screen is very good, battery life is good and so on...
the only thing that is pushing me to the note is the screen size...
it is impossible (for me) that the note will be as smooth as the sgs2... cause the 1.5ghz is (i think) not enough for the screen size and resolution... the 1.2 on the sgs2 is (for now) more than enough as it proofed itself on every rom i tried... i would never watch a 1080p movie on the phone... 720p is MORE than enough for that kind of screensizes...
for me the PRO and the CON is the same: Screen
we will the in the next few days what the devs say about the note...

Just had a quick browse on the Galaxy Note forums,quiet enough as expected with not many people having got this yet, screen is too big for me the SGSII is the perfect size.

Have you guys seen the review over at www.androidnz.net ?
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Since I got my gs2 havent really played with My galaxy tab 10.1. I could just imagine how much less ill use it if I had a 5.3 inch screen phone. My main reason for a big screen is for surfing and easier to type with my huge hands this is a def buy that is if its for T-Mobile.

I've seen the review over at phonearena and doesn't really like it.. I'd prefer a phone which have a screen size of below 5" and about the same width and height as my SGS2
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I'll try to buy one for me as soon as I get $$$ !
Still too expensive...

What the hell is going on with technology:
I remember when PDA's not smartphones had stylus and were chunky great beasts, that had people stating "hey there, what's that you have in your pocket sir" then things got smaller and smaller with superb little super technology that allowed everything to become tiny...
and now things are getting bigger and bigger, and reintroducing stylus again, blimey next thing, staid press trousers will be all the rage

THUDUK said:
blimey next thing, staid press trousers will be all the rage
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Lol
Your right, I think unless u normally lug a laptop around for Prof/creative/ use, or ride a train every day, a tab/semi tab (galaxy note) or even a laptop itself is pointless and just for show. Id like one, but don't need one....
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THUDUK said:
blimey next thing, staid press trousers will be all the rage
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I'm all for anything that hastens the departure of "skinny jeans" as something fashionable.

As a former Dell Streak 5 user, I think I'll adapt to the extra size quite well, given that it's actually smaller and lighter than the Streak was.
I'll pass the S2 on to my wife, which will help to push the deal through the 'purchasing department,' if you know what I mean.

Galaxy Nexus is HUGE

So today I stopped by phones 4 u on the high street and had a look at the Nexus. I love the design but my God it is big. There's a pic attached to show you the size comparison. The screen is so much better than the XL but its a bit disappointing that it still has a 5MP camera when the XL has an 8MP Camera.
I've fallen for it and will hopefully have mine in my hands tomorrow Will submit a system dump asap. But still gotta figure out how to root it :?
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Stuart.upton666 said:
So today I stopped by phones 4 u on the high street and had a look at the Nexus. I love the design but my God it is big. There's a pic attached to show you the size comparison. The screen is so much better than the XL but its a bit disappointing that it still has a 5MP camera when the XL has an 8MP Camera.
I've fallen for it and will hopefully have mine in my hands tomorrow Will submit a system dump asap. But still gotta figure out how to root it :?
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Which store? I gave up my search in the end accepting that it was only the Oxford St store in London that had stock. Was that not right?

Stuart.upton666 said:
So today I stopped by phones 4 u on the high street and had a look at the Nexus. I love the design but my God it is big. There's a pic attached to show you the size comparison. The screen is so much better than the XL but its a bit disappointing that it still has a 5MP camera when the XL has an 8MP Camera.
I've fallen for it and will hopefully have mine in my hands tomorrow Will submit a system dump asap. But still gotta figure out how to root it :?
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Should've really demonstrated how big it is by holding a N1 next to it

Stuart.upton666 said:
So today I stopped by phones 4 u on the high street and had a look at the Nexus. I love the design but my God it is big. There's a pic attached to show you the size comparison. The screen is so much better than the XL but its a bit disappointing that it still has a 5MP camera when the XL has an 8MP Camera.
I've fallen for it and will hopefully have mine in my hands tomorrow Will submit a system dump asap. But still gotta figure out how to root it :?
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Do you honestly need to take 8mp pictures? You do realize that MP is only the size of the image and has absolutely nothing to do with the actual image quality right?
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sirius b said:
Do you honestly need to take 8mp pictures? You do realize that MP is only the size of the image and has absolutely nothing to do with the actual image quality right?
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Exactly....look at a picture taken with a very old Nikkon D40 and compare it with any size MP point and shoot, it's not even close in quality. This is like everyone complaining about the lack of an exynos processor, doesn't seem to have any lag in any video or review I have seen. Specs are fine to use, just need to keep them in perspective and use them appropriately.

ctfrommn said:
Exactly....look at a picture taken with a very old Nikkon D40 and compare it with any size MP point and shoot, it's not even close in quality. This is like everyone complaining about the lack of an exynos processor, doesn't seem to have any lag in any video or review I have seen. Specs are fine to use, just need to keep them in perspective and use them appropriately.
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Thank God someone else knows what I'm saying. The lack of understanding is just amazing to me. People should really do research before talking. As far as I know about the processor, that the processor its using can typically be way overclocked. Plus now that we have full hardware acceleration, things will run very very well.
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sirius b said:
Thank God someone else knows what I'm saying. The lack of understanding is just amazing to me. People should really do research before talking. As far as I know about the processor, that the processor its using can typically be way overclocked. Plus now that we have full hardware acceleration, things will run very very well.
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TI omap 4460 is a 1.5ghz processor that is underclocked for the GN, hence it can be clocked to that for sure and probably up to 1.8 or so. They designed ICS to be optimized for TI Omap processors. Now, I am less impressed with the gpu that comes with it, it is definitely the lowest powered of the top mobile chips. This is a beast of a phone and I hope we see some news on an HSPA version in the US.

Just in case anyone actually wants to see a N1 next to a Galaxy Nexus... here you go

"Galaxy Nexus is HUGE" Thats what Siri said... haha I'm a nerd

braingravyuk said:
Just in case anyone actually wants to see a N1 next to a Galaxy Nexus... here you go
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Good God it makes the N1 look truly dinky haha.
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braingravyuk said:
Just in case anyone actually wants to see a N1 next to a Galaxy Nexus... here you go
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You can put the whole Nexus One inside the screen section of the Galaxy Nexus.
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wouw mnster phone

braingravyuk said:
Just in case anyone actually wants to see a N1 next to a Galaxy Nexus... here you go
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Whoa. Congrats! But for myself at least, DO NOT WANT.
Manufacturers, Y U ABANDON 3.7" FORM FACTOR?

sheik124 said:
Whoa. Congrats! But for myself at least, DO NOT WANT.
Manufacturers, Y U ABANDON 3.7" FORM FACTOR?
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+1
Sticking with my N1 until one of us dies!

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Just in case anyone actually wants to see a N1 next to a Galaxy Nexus... here you go
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My god.. Does it even fit in a pocket anymore?

enisoc said:
My god.. Does it even fit in a pocket anymore?
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Lol, now get big pockets pants...
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You could just go to http://www.phone-size.com/?s=1,12,3 and then scroll out one or so clicks and the phone will be "life sized". However for demonstration purposes it still does a fairly good job.

Go big or go home.

enisoc said:
My god.. Does it even fit in a pocket anymore?
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LOL. Yeah, it is big. I just visited that site vonapets url'd and compared all my current phones (N1, SGS, Nexus S, Galaxy S II, Thunderbolt, Droid Charge) to the Galaxy Nexus: http://www.phone-size.com/?s=12,13,65,7,85,3 , and it's not much larger, and actually ~25% thinner, than the largest of my phones (the Charge) which fits easily in my slacks and jeans front pockets. Someone wearing painted on jeans might have issues I guess.
The Charge and SGS II are just a little too large for my hands to use comfortably one-handed. My thumb can't reach the bottom left of the phone without putting it in a precarious balanced position. The big 4.3" screens are great, though. I'm afraid the new Nexus might cross that threshold of being to big to be practical for me, but I'll still probably get one. LOL
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You could just go to http://www.phone-size.com/?s=1,12,3 and then scroll out one or so clicks and the phone will be "life sized". However for demonstration purposes it still does a fairly good job.
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Thanks for the link.

ctfrommn said:
Exactly....look at a picture taken with a very old Nikkon D40 and compare it with any size MP point and shoot, it's not even close in quality. This is like everyone complaining about the lack of an exynos processor, doesn't seem to have any lag in any video or review I have seen. Specs are fine to use, just need to keep them in perspective and use them appropriately.
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This attitude. Now that everyone has read a few articles on sensor technology it seems EVERYONE feels the need to school people on cameras.
Yes, it's true, MP doesn't have that much to do with it. But the Galaxy Nexus camera is piss poor. It produces results almost identical to the NS camera, which i feel was essentially the same as the N1 before it. Look how far mobile cameras have come in the HTC titan and the iPhone 4S. For a flagship phone in this price range, this is simply unacceptable. For Samsung, even moreso as the shooter in the GS2 is much better. No wonder people make the 5MP 8MP comparison.
People need to stop being apologetic towards companies, and start calling them out on their mistakes. The processor in the Galaxy Nexus is acceptable, but the GPU is really not up to par with today's superphones. The plastic case construction is an improvement over the fisher-price NS, but still cheap garbage compared to the designs of HTC and Apple, yet they charge the same price.
Enough. Stop trying to school people and school the companies instead. It's the only way we'll get better products.

I've had it with this phone: my version

I can't take it anymore for the following reasons:
-the screen is perfect and the Best I've had on a phone. No color issues, no banding, perfect
-3 months in and no scratches, pitiful glass
-several updates already and with the latest no lag whatsoever at any point
-the battery life is great and best of any smartphone I've owned
-calibration is fine
-camera is awesome and takes better pics than my 14mp point and shoot camera
-I run full brightness most of the day with no heat probs
As I think of more issues and probs I will update for everyone questioning their purchase
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Me too! I already get upset just looking at it!
I also hate the fact that it fits in my jeans pockets.
Why would anyone make a phone small enough to fit in a pocket!?
Sheesh, ridiculous.
And typing on a screen like this is waaaay to easy.
Samsung should really consider a smaller version! So I need a baby to do my texting.
4.3" perhaps?
Where can I find their idea box?

LOL thread. Please proceed!
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Haha great thread guys!
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Lol I should have a note this time next week so great thread
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So many complaints. Can't understand what tricks Samsung pulled to sell over a million of this substandard device.

POS! I Rarely have to reboot, and I'm running the stock ROM, UNROOTED! Samsung should have made it a little crappier so I would WANT to root. BAH! So aggravated!
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I'm actually getting a bit annoyed that I keep playing with it so much.
This phone is cellular CRACK. CRACK I TELL YOU.

It's too fast, I can almost feel the speed wind and it's messing up my hair!
And the battery lasts for too long, I no longer have an excuse to stay inside because my phone has to charge.
These and all of the other things that are perfect about the Note really makes it the worst phone ever! :-D
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Im too hate this Note! 5.3" is way too big for my extra small size S hand! Oh i wish i could upgrade my hand size to XXL size, any good idea to increase my hand size? How about serum injection? I heard the mad scientist do test it on a chicken & the chicken did become big..lol
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What's with the high resolution? An entire webpage can fit on the screen now. Why doesn't Samsung give us the opportunity to use the pinch-to-zoom feature more? That's what it's there for.

Its the WORSE phone i've ever had and it really DONT fits me.
I DONT love everypart of it. From the big screen to the pen.
since this forum is filled with NO complaints or NO whining posts. Galaxy note is realy just NOT the perfect phone for me so far. :-D
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No banding? I doubt it

I hate the note because i spent time playing with this beast longer than the time i spent for my gf. I didn't betray my gf, did i? =D
By a beast called GT-N7000.

I HATE THIS GODDAMN PHONE
because everything else I see as too tiny and so micro to use.
I need my 11.6" tablet now. 10" too small.

Hahaha .....cant stop Laughing
Awesome post >>...should be pinned to any " Note complaint forum "

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No banding? I doubt it
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Don't mess up my thread, it was perfect
From the giant: Galaxy Note

I really get angry with my Note, 'cause it's perfect, so it makes me selfish, over-proud. I trend to look down to ALL other Smartphones out there.
That's terribly not good.

msfguard said:
Lol I should have a note this time next week so great thread
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Congrats, you'll love this sorry pos with all the probs I've posted. I curse the day I bought this big, beautiful piece of a phone. It will cause major issues like sore thumbs, loss of time, addiction and the need to spoon with the phone at night cause you love it so much. Be careful!
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If only it had boobs
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Note 2, why it Sucks

Do you agree?

FinancialWar said:
Do you agree?
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No.

This is the best phone, its fast, the battery is good, have a lot of options, ¿What else do you want?

KokoReyes said:
This is the best phone, its fast, the battery is good, have a lot of options, ¿What else do you want?
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um 1080p, bigger battery (5000mha +), android 4.2.2...

create ur own phone.. huhu.. im really like note 2

FinancialWar said:
um 1080p, bigger battery (5000mha +), android 4.2.2...
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coming from an s3, i think the note 2's battery life is perfect. no need to get extra batteries like i did for s3 and realize they didn't really help

The "review" became irrelevant to me when he took 6 seconds to find his settings in the app drawer versus just using the menu key and going to settings (when he was already on the home screen).

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The "review" became irrelevant to me when he took 6 seconds to find his settings in the app drawer versus just using the menu key and going to settings (when he was already on the home screen).
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+1
At the time Note 2 was released, these were killer specs and its still a very functional and modern phone. Full HD display is a buzzword of this time and frankly speaking I dont care about it that much. Note 2's display is sharp enough. Full HD display takes its toll on battery and CPU/GPU too.
Larger battery? Boss this is the first Android phone that I have owned which works without charging for two days with quite heavy use. They way you are saying it, even if they had given 5000 mah battery you would have been saying....bah! Only 5000 mah, it should have been 8000 mah at least
I know the more the better but there has to be an appropriate limit. Note 2 is arguably one of the best phones of its time and it still rocks. Sucks is a word you cannot use in its context.
No offence by the way buddy
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I do not. I did not even bother watching the video completely. For what this phone gives me, nothing, can beat it. Amazing battery life, fast CPU, sharp screen and decent build quality.. And a stylus with a 5.5" display. What more would you need?

"and I mean like it's kind of a... You know gloss, basically... like a... kind of a cheap material."
I stopped there.
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This guy makes plenty of "sucks" videos. Classic video whoring for hits.

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I don't agree. I am using Note 2 from Nov 2012 and this phone gives me everything with best battery life, fast CPU, 5.5" display. Any product or phone, there will always be a positive and negative reviews.. but always need to go through the user opinions..

I think his outlook is a 'glass-half-empty' one.
Glad I don't don't have to spend my time with him... Watching 8:15 minutes of his video made my life seem shorter.

I bought it, used it, owned it, and I liked it everyday I held it, enouff said!!
via Note 2

Ive watched a lot of his videos. He loves note 2 and has a lot of phones he does this type of video of. Although he put me off getting htc one lol
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I had to stop at the point where he says it's slower than his Galaxy S III.
Also I think the plastic thing is old, people still complain about that? If you want an aluminum phone you shouldn't get a Samsung... Why do people even complain about these things after buying a device? Don't they know it's plasticky before they buy it? Does it really come as a surprise?
Yawn..

Note 2 sucks beacause this device has no negative points.

Son of gun.!!!! Its slow then S3 ???? Lol guy talks Bruno the Movie .... epic ...stop smoking Crack weirdoo
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um 1080p, bigger battery (5000mha +), android 4.2.2...
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I doubt that you live in this world !
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Odd that he complaint slow exit app when he isn't closing an app. That's not the way to exit. That's just minimizing the app. The proper way is the back key which is common in all Android devices and even in Nokia Symbian phones.
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OnePlus Two

The One Plus Two is on the way... scheduled for 2015 Release...
http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/..._and_david_from_oneplus_ask_us_almost/ckvjwup
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What do you guys think about it?

Rumor has it that its gonna be "smaller" which would be a turn off for me. Hopefully the'll launch two versions instead e.g. OnePlus 2 & OnePlus 2 mini. Also i would rather have it come out later rather than sooner as i just got mine, and am waiting for my second one...lol

Yeah...I like the 5.5" device too. It's really sleek and not too bulky at all. I sure hope they don't get too much smaller.
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Hopefully down to 5 - 5.2", that would certainly make it more manageable.
You've got to remember they probably have their biggest market in China, and typically phones like the xiomi which sell in bucket loads have a smaller screen. The Chinese population probably have smaller hands than westerners in general

If they make the phone like the form factor of the lg3 with the 5.5 inch then that would be great. In the meantime, I'm waiting for my one plus one phone to arrive
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I wouldn't mind going down to 5.2-5.2". Actually, even if they make the phone a little smaller, but keep that 5.5" screen would be perfect. Let's keep in mind 5.5" phones like the LG3 and iPhone 6 Plus have same screen size, but they are not the same size overall. If the phone itself got a little smaller keeping that 5.5" screen, now that would be perfection. For me at least.

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If they make the phone like the form factor of the lg3 with the 5.5 inch then that would be great. In the meantime, I'm waiting for my one plus one phone to arrive
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Waiting for mine too. Hopefully tomorrow! Can't even begin to think about the next model!!!

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Waiting for mine too. Hopefully tomorrow! Can't even begin to think about the next model!!!
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Just got mine today! Worth the wait!

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Just got mine today! Worth the wait!
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When did you order and how long did it take? I ordered Friday from Florida and status changed to processing yesterday am (Monday) and they officially charged my PayPal. Am I close? Tomorrow maybe? Wednesday...

I'd prefer a 5" with close to zero side bezel, keeping a big battery and high end chip set... No need for qhd displays, but front firing speakers and expandable storage would be a plus.. I know sapphire glass is expensive, but I'd pay more to have it..
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I really love the OnePlus One's implementation of the 5.5" inch screen, they really got it right, I wouldn't change that on the Two. They can always offer a "Mini" version of the phone for those who prefer a smaller form factor, but it wouldn't be smart for them go back to reduce the screen, which is, IMO, one of the brighter spots of the device.

Kerjifire said:
The One Plus Two is on the way... scheduled for 2015 Release...
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Not sure about "on the way" - more like scheduled to be released at the same time 1+1 was released.....

One Plus Two
They are not able to produce the one in a greater quantity and speak about a two now lol
What a joke.
But if it really comes - with a smaller display i would not lucky !

drbest said:
They are not able to produce the one in a greater quantity and speak about a two now lol
What a joke.
But if it really comes - with a smaller display i would not lucky !
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+1 to that man. Wow.
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I hope this is what they'll do:
Same specs, but :
OnePlus 2 (5.5")
OnePlus 2 Mini (4.7 ~ 5.0")

Wish i could get the +1 first

If they come out with a smaller one without a 5.5, I'll have to go somewere else. I'm loving the big screen and can't go back...I'm also liking the custom roms that come with this phone also...
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Shamu is coming, from what I hear screen can't get any bigger

5"
Coming form a nexus 5 I would not have an issue with them going to 5" which is plenty big for me.